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The F-111's ability with terrain-following radar ("the best in the fighter world", according to F-111 pilot Richard Crandall) to fly as low as 200 feet (61 m) above ground level at 480 knots (890 km/h) or faster in most weather conditions made it very effective; [89] missions did not require tankers or ECM support, and they could operate in ...
While the F-111B was armed only for the interceptor role, the Tomcat incorporated an internal M61 Vulcan cannon, provisions for Sidewinder and Sparrow air-to air missiles, and provisions for bombs. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] While the F-111B did not reach service, land-based, non-fighter F-111 variants were in service with the U.S. Air Force for many years ...
BLU-107/B Durandal on display in the Cold War Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. The Durandal was adopted by the US in a slightly modified form (with a steeper impact angle and a higher 630 knot deployment speed) as the BLU-107/B in the 1980s, and carried by F-111 and F-15E strike aircraft.
The F-4 and the A-5 were immediately available, but the less expensive F-4 would need air-to-air refueling to reach Indonesia from Australia. The TSR-2 was behind schedule and over budget, was the most expensive at A£122 million for 24 aircraft, and British government support for the program was uncertain.
Aircraft was the F-4 Phantom with 147 kills; Weapons was the AIM-9 with 80 kills, although a few AIM-9 were AIM-9/20mm shared kills; day was 10 May 1972 with 11 kills (7 MiG-17s and 4 MiG-21s) month was May 1972 with 28 kills; NOTE 1: For certain early USAF F-4 victories, WSO aft seat was occupied by a junior USAF Pilot in lieu of a USAF ...
A U.S. Navy fighter jet pilot became the first female to score an air-to-air kill while she was deployed to fight against the Houthis in the Red Sea, where the Iranian-backed group has battled ...
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office released police body camera video Thursday showing one of its deputies shooting and killing an Air Force airman at his off-base apartment last week.
The Air Force A-7D had self-contained starting using internal batteries and a gas turbine starter. The Navy A-7E used an air turbine starter driven by an external air supply. Air was fed to the engine through ducting from a simple nose inlet, similar to that on the F-8, despite the potential hazard it posed to flight deck personnel. [9]